Wes craven is one of the most iconic figures in filmmaking. Mostly known for giving you and your parents nightmares. He revolutionized the horror genre with his terrifying characters and twisted plots the earned him the nickname the Sultan of Slash. But Wes didn't just walk into the film industry. After high school Wes went to Wheaton college in Illinois to earn an undergraduate degree in English and Psychology. He then went on to earn a master's degree in Philosophy and writing for John Hopkins University. His first real job was as an english teacher at Westminster college. He then went on to teach at a few more schools over the years. But nothing stuck, until he purchased a used 16mm camera as something to fill up his free time. He soon fell …show more content…
S. Cunningham (Creator of Friday the 13th films) and Wes pitched him an idea for a film. Sean loved it and decided to go ahead and produce the film while Wes wrote,directed, and edited this film. The name of the film was The Last House on the Left. He had a meager budget of 87,000 dollars. Even with the weak budget this film went on to be a box office success grossing over three million dollars. This was his big break into the business. Now that he finally got credibility he had the ability to pursue more of his projects and five years later in 1997 he made another classic The Hills Have Eyes. This was another success for Wes Craven. But it wasn't until 1984 that Wes Craven became a household name. In 1984 he released the horror Classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. This introduced the world to the classic character Freddy Krueger.This movie didn't just define his career it helped start future Oscar nominee Johnny Depp’s. After A Nightmare on Elm Street his career was pretty quiet with heavily criticized movies until 1996. In 1996 he released the box office smash Scream. Scream went on to dominate the box office and introduce us to one of horrors most twisted and real characters,
...ual narrative makes the legend more appealing and provides a means for experiencing pleasure in film. Still, however bland the oral legend may have become the horror genre owes its popularity to Ed Gein. His legend is the basis for Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, Halloween, When a Stranger Calls, Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, and just about every other psychopathic character ever to have graced the silver screen.
Scream 4’s brilliance was that it took old tropes and remixed them, a blending of old and new. Director Wes Craven was already accomplished, he directed films such as The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, and A Nightmare on Elm Street- and the previous three Screams before Scream 4 came
Charles Manson Charles Manson was a criminal and major cult leader. In the late 1960’s, he formed the cult which he later named The Manson Family. Manson's “family” committed nine murders at four different locations. In 1971, Manson was convicted of first degree murder for the deaths of seven of the nine murders, two years before conviction. Manson was later convicted of first degree murder of the concluding two deaths later that year.
Finally, horror became ‘Slasher.’ The 1970’s became obsessed with realistic news stories and characters and films became more stylize and followed similar storyline conventions. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Halloween (1978) and Night Mare On Elm Street (1984) where full of psycho villains, teens in danger and the sole survivor leading to plenty of sequels. The only other horror genre or thriller genre focused on suspense, movie...
Some would say watching horror movies and being scared out of your wits is a fun way to spend their hard earned money. They go see these movies on average once a week, each time choosing a newer version of a trilogy like “Chucky” or “The evil Dead”. Film making has come a long way over the last few decades, the graphic...
His experimental and unique perverse screenwriting has shocked and inspired numerous people. His aesthetics painted horror vividly and presented itself dramatically. His musical and cinematic vision was a healthy extension of his devilishly, clever, and demented mind. His modes of publication with music, film and print, had and still a tremendous fanbase. He has gained our attention in every media related forum and we can’t look away, even if we try. He has left us cheering, screaming and on the edge of our seats. We leave feeling bad about ourselves for watching his visual storytelling unfold. “You know, it’s like, I’m going to sit here for 90 minutes and watch these guys get fucked up with no hope. That’s what I love about these films, you walk out feeling bad about yourself, saying “Why did I enjoy that? What does this say about me as a person?” It is a cathartic experience that horror lovers can have again and again. Not acting on those horrific urges, but instead, becoming one of his characters that were just never really understood and that evil is real. Evil never dies and revenge always wins or at least in horror
Throughout the years, many directors have come and go and given us a scare here and there. Yet one that remains unrivaled and unequal is a famous director, Alfred Hitchcock. Born in England, this English director is considered one of the most distinguished directors in the history of film. Hitchcock has won two Golden Globes, eight Laurel Awards and five lifetime achievements awards. As book writer Michael Barson notes on Sir Alfred Hitchcock, English born director, “His ability to convincedly evoke human menace, subterfuge, and fear gave his psychological thrillers great impact while maintaining their subtlety and believability.” Some of the most thrilling and suspenseful films in Hitchcock’s fifty years of film directing have been Shadow
With the movie viewing public practically begging for a new type of horror movie, two young filmmakers decided to take an approach no one had used for decades. Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick came up with an idea for a new style of horror film. These two gentlemen were independent filmmakers so their budget was fairly limited. From the small amount of funds and creative genius of the two filmmakers, the idea of The Blair Witch Project was born.
“I recall being one of those kids where every day was a science fair… It's like well, 'here, let's mix this up and see if it blows up'.” Tim Burton was always quirky as a child, but he was okay with his differences and embraced them through his art. Influenced by the “B” horror films from his childhood, Tim Burton brought the iconic dark mood into his movies, giving a modern twist to the idea of monsters and obscurity. The characters portrayed in his films had the obscure qualities that he saw in himself. In the films Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare before Christmas, Tim Burton utilized the cinematic element of symbolism to convey the reoccurring theme of individuality.
All directors of major motion pictures have specific styles or signatures that they add in their work. Alfred Hitchcock, one of the greatest directors of all time, has a particularly unique style in the way he creates his films. Film analyzers classify his distinctive style as the “Alfred Hitchcock signature”. Hitchcock’s signatures vary from his cameo appearances to his portrayal of a specific character. Two perfect examples of how Hitchcock implements his infamous “signatures” are in the movies, A Shadow of a Doubt and Vertigo. In these movies, numerous examples show how Hitchcock exclusively develops his imagination in his films.
People flock to horror movies each year. Usually to be scared. Another is to solve the question of Who done it? Unfortunately, a lot of these horror movies fail to scare people or make the killer so obvious the audience gets bored. Occasionally, there are a few horror movies that stick out. Scream, directed by Wes Craven, is one of them. Wes Craven is always toying with the viewer's fears. Always finding ways to scare the audience at every turn. He also plays with the viewer's head, and has them second guessing themselves. How does he do it? Well, as one of the characters in the movie exclaims, "There's a formula to it. A very simple formula. Everybody's a suspect!" This paper will discuss how Craven uses sound, camera shots, and mise en scene
Serial killers are interesting yet unnerving to the likes of American society. Serial killers commonly lack empathy and show no sign of guilt or remorse after they have committed a horrible act or crime. These characteristics are an indication of psychopathic tendencies. Although it may seem like these people would be easy to spot, it is actually much more difficult than normally thought. These killers have a special way of putting on a mask of sanity. They can act very charming and very intelligent when needed. Their talent in becoming a normal person is part of their manipulative mentality, which they use to capture most of their victims. These individuals usually get a type of psychological thrill or pleasure from their acts, which cause
However, in 1996, after years of substandard slasher-movie sequels virtually ruined the horror movie genre, director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson redefined the genre with Scream, a movie which inspired a new wave of meta stories across all genres of films, calling out stereotypical tropes and clichés amongst classic scary movies (Welk). Depending on who you ask, a slasher film is defined as a subgenre of horror films typically
The American Filmmaker and scriptwriter Quentin Tarantino is something of a kind. After two academy awards, Golden Globe Awards and BAFTA Awards each, Tarantino is undoubtedly one of the most influential directors of his generation. He established himself as an independent director in his first few films ‘reservoir Dogs’ in 1992 as cult cinema and ‘Pulp Fiction’ in 1994 as a neo-noir crime film. Spaghetti western characters like unusual camera placement, playing with light and shadows, conflicted characters and noir themes. Long sequences, scenes and conversations are very prominent in tarantino films.
(YO REMEMBER TO PUT IN A HEADER THING)Films are the most widely enjoyed artform in the modern era; they give beautiful scenery, gripping stories, enthralling characters and, above all, they teach to feeling. Though mMuch of what is felt may not be around were it not for a specific pioneer in this artistic industry. His name was Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, but his more recognizable stage name was Charlie Chaplin. At a glance he may seem to be just a funny performer, but his material would change the world forever. Charlie chaplin is the most significant filmmaker in history. (Add why by stating what you talk about in your body paragraphs)